Zip 16242 (New Bethlehem, PA) Climate

The climate in 16242 New Bethlehem, PA is generally mild and pleasant. Summers are warm but not too hot, with temperatures typically ranging from the mid-60s to the low-80s during the day. Winters are cold, with temperatures dipping into the 20s at night, but rarely below freezing during the daytime hours. Rainfall is moderate throughout the year, with an average of approximately 40 inches per year. Snowfall can be quite heavy in this area of Pennsylvania, and snow showers have been known to occur even in early spring months.

New Bethlehem (zip 16242), Pennsylvania gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

New Bethlehem (zip 16242) averages 38 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 162 sunny days per year in New Bethlehem (zip 16242). The US average is 205 sunny days.

New Bethlehem (zip 16242) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 148 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 38 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 16242 zip code is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

9 Summer - 4.3 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 16242 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the 16242 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In the 16242 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 16242 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 16242 zip code, there are 5.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Pennsylvania.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 16242 zip code with an average of 16.1°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16242 zip code, there are 152.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

In the 16242 zip code, there are 7.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Pennsylvania.

Humidity in the 16242 zip code is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 16242 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.6 inches in the 16242 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in the 16242 zip code with 15.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 10.1 rainy days. There are 148.0 rainy days annually in the 16242 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 38.2 inches in the 16242 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in the 16242 zip code with 12.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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